May is School Board Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and communities to honor Iowa’s more than 2,000 locally elected school board members for their dedication to children and schools. “Providing our community’s children with a...
It’s not every day you find a gorilla roaming the halls of Horizon Elementary (or any elementary, for that matter). But ask any Horizon student, parent, or staff member and they’ll tell you they’re going bananas over Ivan...
(Submitted by Summit TSA advisor Ben Chadwick) The Summit Middle School Technology Student Association had 20 students attend the 2017 State Competition held at the Adventureland Inn in Altoona, Iowa. The attending students placed in five of the...
Story by Rylee Robinson The Johnston Community School District has partnered with the Johnston Police Department to provide the School Resource Officer (SRO) program since the 2007-08 school year. The SRO program provides students with positive law enforcement...
The Cat in the Hat, along with all of his friends, will invade the Johnston High School auditorium this weekend for the production “Seussical the Musical.” The musical is directed by Jeremy Fitzgerald and features stories, songs, and...
Nine special education students from Beaver Creek Elementary competed in the Iowa regional Special Olympics on Tuesday, April 18. Of the nine, three students won first place in their respective events and will advance to the state meet...
At 7 p.m. on April 28 and 29, the Johnston High School auditorium will transform into an [outer] space unlike any other. “Moonboy” is an adapted play from the book by Carolyn Grace Garcia. The story highlights the...
(Shared with express permission from the Iowa Department of Education) Input Sought on Fine Arts Standards April public forums scheduled; online survey opens today Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise today announced he’s seeking public input on...
A familiar face will move from Summit Middle School to the Administrative Resource Center this summer. Joy Wiebers has been hired as the Johnston Community School District’s Director of Student Support and Equity. She has been the principal...
Graduation rates and dropout rates for students in the Johnston Community School District class of 2016 have been released by the Iowa Department of Education. The district saw the dropout rate of 0.23 percent or seven students in...